January 8: what happened on this day in history

Events on January 8 include:

Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by U.S. representative Gabby Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, killing six people and injuring twelve others (2011)
The nuclear sub USS San Francisco collides at full speed with an undersea mountain south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired (2005)
Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes at Charlotte-Douglas Airport, in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing all 21 people on board (2003)

This page gathers 63 events, 185 births and 107 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 307 to 2023.

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Events · United States

2011
Jared Lee Loughner opened fire at a public meeting held by U.S. representative Gabby Giffords in Tucson, Arizona, killing six people and injuring twelve others. Wikipedia: Jared Lee Loughner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
2005
The nuclear sub USS San Francisco collides at full speed with an undersea mountain south of Guam. One man is killed, but the sub surfaces and is repaired. Wikipedia: USS San Francisco (SSN-711) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 13 languages
2003
Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes at Charlotte-Douglas Airport, in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing all 21 people on board. Wikipedia: Air Midwest Flight 5481 · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
2002
President of the United States George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act. Wikipedia: George W. Bush · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languagesArchive: Political Elites in the USA under George W. Bush and Barack Obama: Structure and International Politics — GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Library Cologne, 2018 · Europeana
1991
Jeremy Wade Delle committed suicide in his high-school class in Richardson, Texas, an event that inspired the Pearl Jam song "Jeremy". Wikipedia: Richardson, Texas · 56 languages
1982
Breakup of the Bell System: In the United States, AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions. Wikipedia: Breakup of the Bell System · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 3 languages
1975
Ella T. Grasso becomes Governor of Connecticut, the first woman to serve as a governor in the United States other than by succeeding her husband. Wikipedia: Ella Grasso · 23 languages
1973
Watergate scandal: The trial of seven men accused of illegal entry into Democratic Party headquarters at Watergate begins. Wikipedia: Watergate scandal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 84 languages
1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a "War on Poverty" in the United States. Wikipedia: Lyndon B. Johnson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 175 languages
1956
Five Evangelical Christian missionaries from the United States were killed by the Huaorani in the rainforest of Ecuador shortly after making contact with them. Wikipedia: Evangelicalism · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 68 languages
1920
The steel strike of 1919 ends in failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union. Wikipedia: 1919 General Steel Strike · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 5 languages
1918
U.S. president Woodrow Wilson announced his Fourteen Points for a moral cause and for post–World War I peace in Europe. Wikipedia: Woodrow Wilson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1912
The city of San Diego passes an ordinance restricting free speech, provoking months of civil unrest between socialist Wobblies and business leaders that become the bloodiest free speech fight in history. Wikipedia: San Diego · 164 languages
1904
Blackstone Library (pictured), the first branch of the Chicago Public Library system, was dedicated. Wikipedia: Blackstone Library · 3 languages
1900
President William McKinley places Alaska under military rule. Wikipedia: William McKinley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 142 languages
1889
American statistician Herman Hollerith received a patent for his electromechanical tabulating machine for punched-card data. Wikipedia: Herman Hollerith · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 59 languages
1877
Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle against the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain, Montana Territory. Wikipedia: Crazy Horse · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1867
The United States Congress passes the bill to allow African American men the right to vote in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia: African Americans · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 118 languages
1863
American Civil War: Second Battle of Springfield. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1835
US President Andrew Jackson announces a celebratory dinner after having reduced the United States national debt to zero for the only time. Wikipedia: Andrew Jackson · 165 languages
1828
The Democratic Party of the United States is organized. Wikipedia: Democratic Party (United States) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 140 languages
1815
War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British. Wikipedia: War of 1812 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1811
Charles Deslondes leads an unsuccessful slave revolt in the North American settlements of St. Charles and St. James, Louisiana. Wikipedia: Charles Deslondes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1790
George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address in New York City, then the provisional capital of the United States. Wikipedia: George Washington · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 275 languages

Around the world

2023
Supporters of former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro storm the Brazilian Congress. Wikipedia: Jair Bolsonaro · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
2021
Twenty-three people are killed in what is described as a police ″massacre″ in La Vega, Caracas, Venezuela. Wikipedia: La Vega raid · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2020
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashes immediately after takeoff at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport; all 176 on board are killed. The plane was shot down by an Iranian anti-aircraft missile. Wikipedia: Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
2016
Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum security prison in Mexico. Wikipedia: El Chapo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 54 languages
2016
West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashes near the Swedish reservoir of Akkajaure; both pilots, the only people on board, are killed. Wikipedia: West Air Sweden Flight 294 · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2010
Gunmen from an offshoot of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda attacked the bus transporting the Togo national football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, killing three people. Wikipedia: Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2009
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake in northern Costa Rica kills 15 people and injures 32. Wikipedia: 2009 Cinchona earthquake · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2004
The RMS Queen Mary 2, then the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Wikipedia: Queen Mary 2 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 48 languages
2003
Turkish Airlines Flight 634 crashes near Diyarbakır Airport, Turkey, killing the entire crew and 70 of the 75 passengers. Wikipedia: Turkish Airlines Flight 634 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1996
An Antonov An-32 cargo aircraft crashes into a crowded market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing up to 223 people on the ground; two of six crew members are also killed. Wikipedia: Antonov An-32 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1994
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space. Wikipedia: Astronaut · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 131 languages
1989
Kegworth air disaster: British Midland Flight 92, a Boeing 737-400, crashes into the M1 motorway, killing 47 of the 126 people on board. Wikipedia: Kegworth air disaster · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1981
In Trans-en-Provence, France, a local farmer reported a UFO sighting claimed to be "perhaps the most completely and carefully documented sighting of all time". Wikipedia: Trans-en-Provence · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1977
Three bombs attributed to Armenian nationalists exploded across Moscow, killing seven people and injuring 37 people. Wikipedia: 1977 Moscow bombings · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1973
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 282 languages
1972
Following Pakistan's defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto released Bangladeshi politician Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (pictured) from prison in response to international pressure. Wikipedia: Pakistani Instrument of Surrender · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 14 languages
1961
In France a referendum supports Charles de Gaulle's policies in Algeria. Wikipedia: 1961 French referendum on Algerian self-determination · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1959
Charles de Gaulle is proclaimed as the first President of the French Fifth Republic. Wikipedia: Charles de Gaulle · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 222 languages
1946
Andrei Zhdanov, Chairman of the Finnish Allied Commission, submits to the Finnish War Criminal Court an interrogation report by General Erich Buschenhagen, a German prisoner of war, on the contacts between Finnish and German military personnel before the Continuation War and a copy of Hitler's Barbarossa plan. Wikipedia: Andrei Zhdanov · 56 languages
1945
World War II: Philippine Commonwealth troops under the Philippine Commonwealth Army units enter the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon and attack invading Japanese Imperial forces. Wikipedia: Commonwealth of the Philippines · 35 languages
1940
World War II: Britain introduces food rationing. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 291 languages
1939
The New Deal for Aborigines was formally announced by the Australian government, providing for full civil rights for Indigenous Australians in exchange for cultural assimilation. Wikipedia: New Deal for Aborigines · 1 language
1936
Reza Shah issued the Kashf-e hijab decree, ordering Iranian police to remove hijabs from any women in public. Wikipedia: Reza Shah · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1933
Anarchist insurrection of January 1933 breaks out in Barcelona, Spain. Wikipedia: Anarchist insurrection of January 1933 · 9 languages
1928
The Committee for Union Action is established in Guatemala. Wikipedia: Comité Pro Acción Sindical · 1 language
1926
Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuỵ is crowned emperor of Vietnam, the country's last monarch. Wikipedia: Bảo Đại · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 58 languages
1926
Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. Wikipedia: Ibn Saud · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 95 languages
1912
The African National Congress is founded, under the name South African Native National Congress (SANNC). Wikipedia: African National Congress · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
1806
The Dutch Cape Colony in southern Africa becomes the British Cape Colony as a result of the Battle of Blaauwberg. Wikipedia: Dutch Cape Colony · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1746
Second Jacobite rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling. Wikipedia: Jacobite rising of 1745 · 26 languages
1735
George Frideric Handel's opera Ariodante premiered at the Covent Garden Theatre (pictured) in London. Wikipedia: George Frideric Handel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 160 languages
1697
Scottish student Thomas Aikenhead became the last person in Great Britain to be executed for blasphemy. Wikipedia: Thomas Aikenhead · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1547
The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg. Wikipedia: Lithuanian language · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 185 languages
1499
Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany in accordance with a law set by his predecessor, Charles VIII. Wikipedia: Louis XII · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 81 languages
1454
The papal bull Romanus Pontifex awards the Kingdom of Portugal exclusive trade and colonization rights to all of Africa south of Cape Bojador. Wikipedia: Papal bull · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1297
François Grimaldi, disguised as a monk, leads his men to capture the fortress protecting the Rock of Monaco, establishing his family as the rulers of Monaco. Wikipedia: François Grimaldi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 321 languages
1198
Lotario dei Conti was elected as Pope Innocent III; he later worked to restore papal power in Rome. Wikipedia: 1198 papal election · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
871
Æthelred I and Alfred the Great lead a West Saxon army to repel an invasion by Danelaw Vikings. Wikipedia: Æthelred I of Wessex · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
307
Sima Chi becomes emperor of the Jin dynasty in succession to his brother, Sima Zhong, despite a challenge from his other brother, Sima Ying. Wikipedia: Emperor Huai of Jin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages

World days

Typing Day (International observance) Wikipedia: Typing Day · 1 language

Technology

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Science

1994
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space. Wikipedia: Astronaut · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 131 languages
1973
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 282 languages

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Business

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Sport

2010
Gunmen from an offshoot of the Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda attacked the bus transporting the Togo national football team to the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, killing three people. Wikipedia: Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages

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Culture

1735
George Frideric Handel's opera Ariodante premiered at the Covent Garden Theatre (pictured) in London. Wikipedia: George Frideric Handel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 160 languages
1547
The first Lithuanian-language book, the Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas, is published in Königsberg. Wikipedia: Lithuanian language · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 185 languages

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Births

2001
Zach Charbonnet, American football player Wikipedia: Zach Charbonnet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2000
Noah Cyrus, American singer, songwriter, and actress Wikipedia: Noah Cyrus · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1999
Ignas Brazdeikis, Lithuanian-Canadian basketball player Wikipedia: Ignas Brazdeikis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1999
Damiano David, Italian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Damiano David · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1998
Tony Bradley, American basketball player Wikipedia: Tony Bradley (basketball) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1998
Jhoan Durán, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Jhoan Durán · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1995
Ryan Destiny, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Ryan Destiny · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1994
Glenn Robinson III, American basketball player Wikipedia: Glenn Robinson III · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1993
William Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: William Karlsson · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1993
Sophie Pascoe, New Zealand swimmer Wikipedia: Sophie Pascoe · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1992
Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Stefanie Dolson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1992
Koke, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Koke (footballer, born 1992) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1992
Valkyrae, American online streamer Wikipedia: Valkyrae · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1991
Josh Hazlewood, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Josh Hazlewood · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1991
Stefan Johansen, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia: Stefan Johansen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1991
Stefan Savić, Montenegrin footballer Wikipedia: Stefan Savić · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1991
Greg Smith, American basketball player Wikipedia: Greg Smith (basketball, born 1991) · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1990
Blair Walsh, American football player Wikipedia: Blair Walsh · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1989
Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Aaron Cruden · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1988
Adrián López, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Adrián López · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1988
Michael Mancienne, English footballer Wikipedia: Michael Mancienne · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1988
Alex Tyus, American-Israeli basketball player Wikipedia: Alex Tyus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1987
Chris Douglas-Roberts, American basketball player Wikipedia: Chris Douglas-Roberts · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1987
Cynthia Erivo, English actress and singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Cynthia Erivo · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1987
Freddie Stroma, English actor Wikipedia: Freddie Stroma · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1984
Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player and broadcaster Wikipedia: Jeff Francoeur · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1983
Chris Masters, American wrestler Wikipedia: Chris Masters · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1982
Gaby Hoffmann, American actress Wikipedia: Gaby Hoffmann · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1981
Genevieve Cortese, American actress Wikipedia: Genevieve Padalecki · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1981
Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player Wikipedia: Jeff Francis · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1980
Sam Riley, English actor and singer Wikipedia: Sam Riley · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1979
Seol Ki-hyeon, South Korean footballer and manager Wikipedia: Seol Ki-hyeon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1979
Windell Middlebrooks, American actor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Windell Middlebrooks · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1979
Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer Wikipedia: Adrian Mutu · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1979
Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer Wikipedia: Stipe Pletikosa · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1979
Sarah Polley, Canadian actress and director Wikipedia: Sarah Polley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1978
Marco Fu, Hong Kongese snooker player Wikipedia: Marco Fu · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1977
Amber Benson, American actress, writer, director, and producer Wikipedia: Amber Benson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1976
Jenny Lewis, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress Wikipedia: Jenny Lewis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1973
Mike Cameron, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mike Cameron · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1972
Paul Clement, English footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Paul Clement (football manager) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1971
Jason Giambi, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jason Giambi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1971
Andreas Kollross, Austrian politician Wikipedia: Andreas Kollross · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1971
Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer and coach Wikipedia: Pascal Zuberbühler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1968
Bull Nakano, Japanese professional wrestler Wikipedia: Bull Nakano · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1967
Willie Anderson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Willie Anderson (basketball) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1967
R. Kelly, American singer-songwriter, producer, and sex offender Wikipedia: R. Kelly · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
1967
Tom Watson, English politician Wikipedia: Tom Watson, Baron Watson of Wyre Forest · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1966
Maria Pitillo, American actress Wikipedia: Maria Pitillo · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1966
Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player (died 2009) Wikipedia: Igor Vyazmikin · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1966
Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter (died 1990) Wikipedia: Andrew Wood (singer) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1965
Michelle Forbes, American actress Wikipedia: Michelle Forbes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1964
Ron Sexsmith, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Ron Sexsmith · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1961
Calvin Smith, American sprinter Wikipedia: Calvin Smith · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1960
Dave Weckl, American drummer Wikipedia: Dave Weckl · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1959
Paul Hester, Australian drummer (died 2005) Wikipedia: Paul Hester · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1958
Betsy DeVos, American businesswoman and politician, 11th Secretary of Education Wikipedia: Betsy DeVos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1958
Rey Misterio, Mexican wrestler, trainer, and actor (died 2024) Wikipedia: Rey Misterio · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1957
Dwight Clark, American football player (died 2018) Wikipedia: Dwight Clark · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1957
Nacho Duato, Spanish dancer and choreographer Wikipedia: Nacho Duato · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1957
Ron Cephas Jones, American actor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Ron Cephas Jones · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1957
Calvin Natt, American basketball player Wikipedia: Calvin Natt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1955
Harriet Sansom Harris, American actress Wikipedia: Harriet Sansom Harris · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1955
Mike Reno, Canadian singer and drummer Wikipedia: Mike Reno · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1953
Marián Šťastný, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia: Marián Šťastný · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1953
Bruce Sutter, American baseball pitcher (died 2022) Wikipedia: Bruce Sutter · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1952
Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist and educator Wikipedia: Vladimir Feltsman · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1952
Peter McCullagh, Irish mathematician and academic Wikipedia: Peter McCullagh · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1951
Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Saint Lucia Wikipedia: Kenny Anthony · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1949
Shadia Abu Ghazaleh, Palestinian militant (died 1968) Wikipedia: Shadia Abu Ghazaleh · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1949
Lawrence Rowe, Jamaican cricketer Wikipedia: Lawrence Rowe · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1948
Gillies MacKinnon, Scottish director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Gillies MacKinnon · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1947
David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2016) Wikipedia: David Bowie · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 136 languages
1947
Antti Kalliomäki, Finnish pole vaulter and politician Wikipedia: Antti Kalliomäki · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1946
Robby Krieger, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Robby Krieger · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1946
Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Mexican drug lord Wikipedia: Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1945
Phil Beal, English footballer Wikipedia: Phil Beal · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1945
Nancy Bond, American author and academic Wikipedia: Nancy Bond · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1945
Kathleen Noone, American actress Wikipedia: Kathleen Noone · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1944
Terry Brooks, American lawyer and author Wikipedia: Terry Brooks · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1942
Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (died 2018) Wikipedia: Stephen Hawking · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 201 languages
1942
Junichirō Koizumi, Japanese politician, 56th Prime Minister of Japan Wikipedia: Junichiro Koizumi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 88 languages
1942
Yvette Mimieux, American actress (died 2022) Wikipedia: Yvette Mimieux · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1941
Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter (died 1989) Wikipedia: Graham Chapman · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
1941
Boris Vallejo, Peruvian-American painter Wikipedia: Boris Vallejo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1940
Cristy Lane, American country and gospel singer Wikipedia: Cristy Lane · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1939
Carolina Herrera, Venezuelan-American fashion designer Wikipedia: Carolina Herrera · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1938
Bob Eubanks, American game show host and producer Wikipedia: Bob Eubanks · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1937
Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer Wikipedia: Shirley Bassey · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1936
Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-English zoologist, ecologist, and academic (died 2020) Wikipedia: Robert May, Baron May of Oxford · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1935
Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (died 1977) Wikipedia: Elvis Presley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 216 languages
1934
Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (died 1987) Wikipedia: Jacques Anquetil · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1934
Roy Kinnear, British actor (died 1988) Wikipedia: Roy Kinnear · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1933
Charles Osgood, American soldier and journalist (died 2024) Wikipedia: Charles Osgood · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1933
Jean-Marie Straub, French director and screenwriter (died 2022) Wikipedia: Straub–Huillet · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 16 languages
1931
Bill Graham, German-American businessman (died 1991) Wikipedia: Bill Graham (promoter) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1931
Clarence Benjamin Jones, American lawyer and scholar Wikipedia: Clarence B. Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1929
Saeed Jaffrey, Indian-British actor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Saeed Jaffrey · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1928
Slade Gorton, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 14th Attorney General of Washington (died 2020) Wikipedia: Slade Gorton · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1927
Charles Tomlinson, English poet and academic (died 2015) Wikipedia: Charles Tomlinson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1926
Evelyn Lear, American operatic soprano (died 2012) Wikipedia: Evelyn Lear · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1926
Kerwin Mathews, American actor (died 2007) Wikipedia: Kerwin Mathews · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1926
Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian dancer and choreographer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Kelucharan Mohapatra · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1926
Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer (died 2022) Wikipedia: Hanae Mori · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1926
Soupy Sales, American comedian and actor (died 2009) Wikipedia: Soupy Sales · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1925
Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (died 1972) Wikipedia: Mohan Rakesh · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1924
Benjamin Lees, Chinese-American soldier and composer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Benjamin Lees · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1924
Ron Moody, English actor and singer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Ron Moody · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1923
Larry Storch, American actor and comedian (died 2022) Wikipedia: Larry Storch · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1923
Giorgio Tozzi, American opera singer and actor (died 2011) Wikipedia: Giorgio Tozzi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1923
Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (died 1985) Wikipedia: Johnny Wardle · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1923
Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American computer scientist and author (died 2008) Wikipedia: Joseph Weizenbaum · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1922
Dale D. Myers, American engineer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Dale D. Myers · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1920
Douglas Wilmer, English actor (died 2016) Wikipedia: Douglas Wilmer · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1917
Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1994) Wikipedia: Peter Taylor (writer) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1915
Walker Cooper, American baseball player and manager (died 1991) Wikipedia: Walker Cooper · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1912
José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor and director (died 1992) Wikipedia: José Ferrer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1912
Lawrence Walsh, Canadian-American lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General (died 2014) Wikipedia: Lawrence Walsh · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1911
Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, dancer, and author (died 1970) Wikipedia: Gypsy Rose Lee · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1910
Galina Ulanova, Russian actress and ballerina (died 1998) Wikipedia: Galina Ulanova · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1909
Ashapoorna Devi, Indian author and poet (died 1995) Wikipedia: Ashapurna Devi · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1909
Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer (died 1995) Wikipedia: Bruce Mitchell (cricketer) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1909
Evelyn Wood, American author and educator (died 1995) Wikipedia: Evelyn Wood (teacher) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1908
William Hartnell, English actor (died 1975) Wikipedia: William Hartnell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1908
Fearless Nadia, Australian-Indian actress and stuntwoman (died 1996) Wikipedia: Fearless Nadia · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1905
Carl Gustav Hempel, German philosopher from the Vienna and the Berlin Circle (died 1997) Wikipedia: Carl Gustav Hempel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1904
Karl Brandt, German physician and SS officer (died 1948) Wikipedia: Karl Brandt · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1902
Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (died 1987) Wikipedia: Carl Rogers · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
1900
Dorothy Adams, American character actress (died 1988) Wikipedia: Dorothy Adams · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1900
Serge Poliakoff, Russian-French painter (died 1969) Wikipedia: Serge Poliakoff · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1899
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (died 1959) Wikipedia: S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1897
Dennis Wheatley, English soldier and author (died 1977) Wikipedia: Dennis Wheatley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1896
Jaromír Weinberger, Czech-American composer and academic (died 1967) Wikipedia: Jaromír Weinberger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1891
Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957) Wikipedia: Walther Bothe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 80 languages
1891
Storm Jameson, English journalist and author (died 1986) Wikipedia: Storm Jameson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1891
Bronislava Nijinska, Russian dancer and choreographer (died 1972) Wikipedia: Bronislava Nijinska · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1888
Richard Courant, German-American mathematician and academic (died 1972) Wikipedia: Richard Courant · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1885
John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1945) Wikipedia: John Curtin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
1885
Mór Kóczán, Hungarian javelin thrower and pastor (died 1972) Wikipedia: Mór Kóczán · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1885
A. J. Muste, Dutch-American pastor and activist (died 1967) Wikipedia: A. J. Muste · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1883
Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (died 1941) Wikipedia: Pavel Filonov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1883
Patrick J. Hurley, American general, politician, and diplomat, 51st United States Secretary of War (died 1963) Wikipedia: Patrick J. Hurley · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1881
Henrik Shipstead, American dentist and politician (died 1960) Wikipedia: Henrik Shipstead · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1881
Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (died 1945) Wikipedia: Linnie Marsh Wolfe · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1873
Iuliu Maniu, Romanian lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania (died 1953) Wikipedia: Iuliu Maniu · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1871
Jeanne Adnet, French anarchist (died 1942) Wikipedia: Jeanne Adnet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1871
James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish captain and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (died 1940) Wikipedia: James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1870
Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (died 1930) Wikipedia: Miguel Primo de Rivera · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
1867
Emily Greene Balch, American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961) Wikipedia: Emily Greene Balch · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 81 languages
1866
William G. Conley, American educator and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (died 1940) Wikipedia: William G. Conley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1865
Winnaretta Singer, American philanthropist (died 1943) Wikipedia: Winnaretta Singer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1864
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (died 1892) Wikipedia: Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1862
Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company (died 1934) Wikipedia: Frank Nelson Doubleday · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1860
Emma Booth-Tucker, English author (died 1903) Wikipedia: Emma Booth-Tucker · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1859
Fanny Bullock Workman, American mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (died 1925) Wikipedia: Fanny Bullock Workman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1852
James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (died 1931) Wikipedia: James Milton Carroll · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1843
Frederick Abberline, English police officer (died 1929) Wikipedia: Frederick Abberline · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1836
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-English painter and academic (died 1912) Wikipedia: Lawrence Alma-Tadema · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1830
Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (died 1894) Wikipedia: Hans von Bülow · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1824
Wilkie Collins, English novelist, playwright, and short story writer (died 1889) Wikipedia: Wilkie Collins · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
1824
Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet and composer (died 1861) Wikipedia: Francisco González Bocanegra · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1823
Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh geographer, biologist, and explorer (died 1913) Wikipedia: Alfred Russel Wallace · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 107 languages
1821
James Longstreet, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Turkey (died 1904) Wikipedia: James Longstreet · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1817
Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (died 1893) Wikipedia: Theophilus Shepstone · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1812
Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss pianist and composer (died 1871) Wikipedia: Sigismond Thalberg · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1805
John Bigler, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 3rd Governor of California (died 1871) Wikipedia: John Bigler · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1805
Orson Hyde, American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (died 1878) Wikipedia: Orson Hyde · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1792
Lowell Mason, American composer and educator (died 1872) Wikipedia: Lowell Mason · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1788
Rudolf of Austria, Austrian archduke and archbishop (died 1831) Wikipedia: Archduke Rudolf of Austria · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1786
Nicholas Biddle, American banker and financier (died 1844) Wikipedia: Nicholas Biddle · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1763
Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American translator and diplomat (died 1834) Wikipedia: Edmond-Charles Genêt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1735
John Carroll, American archbishop, founder of Georgetown University (died 1815) Wikipedia: John Carroll (archbishop of Baltimore) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1638
Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (died 1665) Wikipedia: Elisabetta Sirani · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1635
Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish cardinal (died 1709) Wikipedia: Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1632
Samuel von Pufendorf, German economist and jurist (died 1694) Wikipedia: Samuel von Pufendorf · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1628
François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (died 1695) Wikipedia: François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1626
Jean Talon, first Intendant of New France (died 1694) Wikipedia: Jean Talon · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1601
Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (died 1658) Wikipedia: Baltasar Gracián · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
1589
Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet and playwright (died 1638) Wikipedia: Ivan Gundulić · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1587
Johannes Fabricius, German astronomer and academic (died 1616) Wikipedia: Johannes Fabricius · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1587
Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (died 1629) Wikipedia: Jan Pieterszoon Coen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1583
Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (died 1643) Wikipedia: Simon Episcopius · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1529
John Frederick II, duke of Saxony (died 1595) Wikipedia: John Frederick II of Saxony · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1345
Kadi Burhan al-Din, poet, kadi, and ruler of Sivas (died 1398) Wikipedia: Kadi Burhan al-Din · 19 languages
1037
Su Dongpo, Chinese calligrapher and poet (died 1101) Wikipedia: Su Shi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages

Deaths

2025
Mangkra Souvanna Phouma, Laotian prince (born 1938) Wikipedia: Mangkra Souvanna Phouma · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2024
Adan Canto, Mexican actor (born 1981) Wikipedia: Adan Canto · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2022
Michael Lang, American concert promoter and producer (born 1944) Wikipedia: Michael Lang (producer) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2021
Iancu Țucărman, Romanian Holocaust survivor (born 1922) Wikipedia: Iancu Țucărman · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2020
Pat Dalton, Australian footballer (born 1942) Wikipedia: Pat Dalton · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
2020
Buck Henry, American actor, screenwriter, and director (born 1930) Wikipedia: Buck Henry · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
2017
Nicolai Gedda, Swedish operatic tenor (born 1925) Wikipedia: Nicolai Gedda · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
2017
James Mancham, Seychellois politician, President 1976-77 (born 1939) Wikipedia: James Mancham · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
2017
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian politician (born 1934) Wikipedia: Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
2017
Peter Sarstedt, Indian-British singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941) Wikipedia: Peter Sarstedt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2016
Maria Teresa de Filippis, Italian racing driver (born 1926) Wikipedia: Maria Teresa de Filippis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
2016
German Moreno, Filipino television host, actor, comedian and talent manager (born 1933) Wikipedia: German Moreno · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2015
Andraé Crouch, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor (born 1942) Wikipedia: Andraé Crouch · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
2015
Kep Enderby, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 23rd Attorney-General for Australia (born 1926) Wikipedia: Kep Enderby · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 17 languages
2015
Patsy Garrett, American actress and singer (born 1921) Wikipedia: Patsy Garrett · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2014
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Dutch-Australian swimmer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2014
Antonino P. Roman, Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1939) Wikipedia: Antonino Roman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2013
Kenojuak Ashevak, Canadian sculptor and illustrator (born 1927) Wikipedia: Kenojuak Ashevak · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
2013
Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (born 1920) Wikipedia: Jeanne Manford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2013
Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (born 1930) Wikipedia: Alasdair Milne · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2012
Dave Alexander, American singer and pianist (born 1938) Wikipedia: Dave Alexander (blues musician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2012
T. J. Hamblin, English haematologist and academic (born 1943) Wikipedia: T. J. Hamblin · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2012
Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (born 1929) Wikipedia: Alexis Weissenberg · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
2011
Jiří Dienstbier, Czech journalist and politician (born 1937) Wikipedia: Jiří Dienstbier · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
2011
Thorbjørn Svenssen, Norwegian footballer (born 1924) Wikipedia: Thorbjørn Svenssen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
2010
Art Clokey, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) Wikipedia: Art Clokey · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
2009
Lasantha Wickrematunge, Sri Lankan journalist (born 1958) Wikipedia: Lasantha Wickrematunge · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2008
George Moore, Australian jockey and trainer (born 1923) Wikipedia: George Moore (jockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2007
Jane Bolin, American lawyer and judge (born 1908) Wikipedia: Jane Bolin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2007
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (born 1916) Wikipedia: Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
2007
Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-American actress and singer (born 1922) Wikipedia: Yvonne De Carlo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
2007
David Ervine, Northern Irish politician and activist (born 1953) Wikipedia: David Ervine · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2007
Iwao Takamoto, American animator, director, and producer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Iwao Takamoto · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2006
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish broadcaster and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (born 1942) Wikipedia: Tony Banks, Baron Stratford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2003
Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (born 1925) Wikipedia: Ron Goodwin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2002
Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916) Wikipedia: Alexander Prokhorov · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 78 languages
2002
Dave Thomas, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Wendy's (born 1932) Wikipedia: Dave Thomas (businessman) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2000
Hilary Smart, American sailor (born 1925) Wikipedia: Hilary Smart · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1998
Michael Tippett, English composer and conductor (born 1905) Wikipedia: Michael Tippett · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1997
Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) Wikipedia: Melvin Calvin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
1996
Metin Göktepe, Turkish photographer and journalist (born 1968) Wikipedia: Metin Göktepe · 14 languages
1996
François Mitterrand, French sergeant and politician, 21st President of France (born 1916) Wikipedia: François Mitterrand · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 135 languages
1994
Pat Buttram, American actor and comedian (born 1915) Wikipedia: Pat Buttram · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1994
Harvey Haddix, American baseball player and coach (born 1925) Wikipedia: Harvey Haddix · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1991
Steve Clark, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1960) Wikipedia: Steve Clark · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1990
Bernard Krigstein, American illustrator (born 1919) Wikipedia: Bernard Krigstein · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1990
Terry-Thomas, English actor and comedian (born 1911) Wikipedia: Terry-Thomas · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1986
Pierre Fournier, French cellist and educator (born 1906) Wikipedia: Pierre Fournier · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1983
Gerhard Barkhorn, German general and pilot (born 1919) Wikipedia: Gerhard Barkhorn · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1982
Grégoire Aslan, Swiss-English actor and screenwriter (born 1908) Wikipedia: Grégoire Aslan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1980
John Mauchly, American physicist and academic (born 1907) Wikipedia: John Mauchly · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1976
Zhou Enlai, Chinese soldier and politician, 1st Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1898) Wikipedia: Zhou Enlai · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 100 languages
1975
Richard Tucker, American operatic tenor (born 1913) Wikipedia: Richard Tucker · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1963
Kay Sage, American painter (born 1898) Wikipedia: Kay Sage · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1961
Schoolboy Rowe, American baseball player and coach (born 1910) Wikipedia: Schoolboy Rowe · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1958
Mary Colter, American architect, designed the Desert View Watchtower (born 1869) Wikipedia: Mary Colter · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1954
Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian-French painter and illustrator (born 1898) Wikipedia: Eduard Wiiralt · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1953
Hugh Binney, English admiral and politician, 16th Governor of Tasmania (born 1883) Wikipedia: Hugh Binney · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1952
Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1866) Wikipedia: Antonia Maury · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1950
Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and academic (born 1883) Wikipedia: Joseph Schumpeter · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
1948
Kurt Schwitters, German painter and graphic designer (born 1887) Wikipedia: Kurt Schwitters · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1945
Karl Ernst Krafft, Swiss astrologer and author (born 1900) Wikipedia: Karl Ernst Krafft · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1944
William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American lieutenant and sailor (born 1878) Wikipedia: William Kissam Vanderbilt II · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1943
Andres Larka, Estonian general and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of War (born 1879) Wikipedia: Andres Larka · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1942
Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American lawyer and religious leader (born 1869) Wikipedia: Joseph Franklin Rutherford · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1941
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general and founder of the Scout movement (born 1857) Wikipedia: Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 106 languages
1941
Vladimír Mandl, Czechoslovak lawyer (born 1899) Wikipedia: Vladimír Mandl · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1938
Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (born 1880) Wikipedia: Johnny Gruelle · 9 languages
1934
Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (born 1880) Wikipedia: Andrei Bely · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1934
Alexandre Stavisky, Ukrainian-French financier (born 1886) Wikipedia: Alexandre Stavisky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1925
George Bellows, American painter (born 1882) Wikipedia: George Bellows · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1920
Josef Josephi, Polish-born singer and actor (born 1852) Wikipedia: Josef Josephi · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1918
Ellis H. Roberts, American journalist and politician, 20th Treasurer of the United States (born 1827) Wikipedia: Ellis H. Roberts · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1916
Rembrandt Bugatti, Italian sculptor (born 1884) Wikipedia: Rembrandt Bugatti · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1916
Ada Rehan, Irish-American actress (born 1860) Wikipedia: Ada Rehan · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1914
Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and 30th Governor of Kentucky (born 1823) Wikipedia: Simon Bolivar Buckner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1896
William Rainey Marshall, American banker and politician, 5th Governor of Minnesota (born 1825) Wikipedia: William Rainey Marshall · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1896
Paul Verlaine, French poet and writer (born 1844) Wikipedia: Paul Verlaine · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 118 languages
1883
Miska Magyarics, Slovene-Hungarian poet (born 1825) Wikipedia: Miska Magyarics · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1880
Emperor Norton, English-American businessman (born 1811) Wikipedia: Emperor Norton · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1878
Nikolay Nekrasov, Russian poet and critic (born 1821) Wikipedia: Nikolay Nekrasov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
1874
Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French historian and archaeologist (born 1814) Wikipedia: Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1865
Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (born 1779) Wikipedia: Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1854
William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English field marshal and politician, Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance (born 1768) Wikipedia: William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1825
Eli Whitney, American engineer and theorist, invented the cotton gin (born 1765) Wikipedia: Eli Whitney · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1815
Edward Pakenham, Anglo-Irish general and politician (born 1778) Wikipedia: Edward Pakenham · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1794
Justus Möser, German lawyer and jurist (born 1720) Wikipedia: Justus Möser · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1789
Jack Broughton, English boxer (born 1703) Wikipedia: Jack Broughton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1775
John Baskerville, English printer and type designer (born 1706) Wikipedia: John Baskerville · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1713
Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (born 1653) Wikipedia: Arcangelo Corelli · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
1707
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish soldier and politician, Scottish Secretary of State (born 1648) Wikipedia: John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1642
Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (born 1564) Wikipedia: Galileo Galilei · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 270 languages
1598
John George, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1525) Wikipedia: John George, Elector of Brandenburg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1570
Philibert de l'Orme, French sculptor and architect, designed the Château d'Anet (born 1510) Wikipedia: Philibert de l'Orme · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1557
Albert Alcibiades, margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (born 1522) Wikipedia: Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1538
Beatrice of Portugal, duchess of Savoy (born 1504) Wikipedia: Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1456
Lawrence Giustiniani, Italian bishop and saint (born 1381) Wikipedia: Lawrence Justinian · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1424
Stephen Zaccaria, archbishop of Patras Wikipedia: Stephen Zaccaria · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 6 languages
1354
Charles de la Cerda, French nobleman (born 1327) Wikipedia: Charles de la Cerda · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1337
Giotto, Italian painter and architect, designed Scrovegni Chapel and Giotto's Campanile (born 1266) Wikipedia: Giotto · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 98 languages
1198
Celestine III, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1106) Wikipedia: Pope Celestine III · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
1107
Edgar, King of Scotland (born 1074) Wikipedia: Edgar, King of Scotland · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1079
Adèle of France, countess of Flanders (born 1009) Wikipedia: Adela of France · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
926
Athelm, archbishop of Canterbury Wikipedia: Athelm · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
871
Bagsecg, Viking warrior and leader Wikipedia: Bagsecg · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
482
Severinus of Noricum, Italian apostle and saint Wikipedia: Severinus of Noricum · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
307
Hui of Jin, Chinese emperor (born 259) Wikipedia: Emperor Hui of Jin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages

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